Marrow Bones

[SaddlePsych'D]

Ivy had her first frozen marrow bone experience this week. 10/10 from her, would recommend!

She's still enjoying the bony bit having removed and eaten the inside and licked the outside clean. It doesn't seem to break off or to be softening at all. Is it okay for her to keep it or would you get rid?

She can be a tough chewer which is why I've stopped getting yak milk chews because she breaks bits off instead of slowly gnawing it down and getting soft bits off. She's a bit better with the ostrich bone but loses interest in this hence trying out the marrow bone.

 

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Is it a knuckle or one of the straight bits? Depends on her chewing style really, as you say, and whether she's likely to chomp down forcefully (the knuckle ends are quite soft but the long straight sections are hard). Joe had a lot of knuckle bones in his time with no problem but then managed to fracture two molars on the straight bit of an ostrich bone (the first one I tried him on) because he demolished the knuckle end before I even realised! He's a heavy chewer too, I once bought one of those large yak chews because it promised to keep a dog busy for ages - he ate it all in about 10 minutes ? I still think raw bones are brilliant for keeping dogs occupied and keeping their teeth clean, but I'm a bit more wary now having gone through two tooth removals with him.

 

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Straight bit. It's just a tube of bone now. Sounds like I ought to be cautious. The ostrich bone has quite a bit of knuckle left so that can stay a bit longer.

The yak chews started out well because she softened them up but then started chomping them and the sound on her teeth had me on edge! Definitely don't want any tooth removals if we can avoid it.

 

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Oh yeah the cracking sounds are horrific! ? She obviously loves her chewing!